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Bdnews24.com, Dhaka

In a significant party manouevre, Sheikh Hasina announced yesterday that Awami League's acting general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam would take up the post of party spokesman.

Hasina announced the news to reporters midway through a meeting of the party's central working committee at her political office.

"Syed Ashraful Islam will take over as the party spokesman, having acted as general secretary of the party so far."

Ashraful took over as the acting general secretary of Awami League after Obaidul Quader was arrested in 2007.

The working committee meeting had adjourned on Friday, to be resumed Saturday evening.